WINDHAM — The Town Council’s representative on the new marijuana task force says the six community members in the group are “biased” in their stance on marijuana and “extremely aggressive” in their efforts. The council created the Retail Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Establishments Task Force to review state laws and Windham’s zoning map regarding marijuana establishments. […]
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It Happened in Windham: The legend of Hunting Joe
In New England’s early days, the New World was a wild place and the Colonial militia would rely heavily on scouts to patrol the vast forests of the massive frontier. Also called rangers, these rugged individuals were full-time soldiers, paid by the militia, to “range” between one outpost and another looking for signs of hostility […]
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Cape Elizabeth council urged to adopt shoreline access protection
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Town Council will decide Feb. 11 what to do about a proposed ordinance amendment that would prohibit the seven-member panel from releasing public rights to the town’s shoreline by a simple majority vote. Councilors held a public hearing Wednesday, Jan. 23, on the petition to require a super-majority of five affirmative votes. […]
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South Portland Police Beat: Jan. 25
Arrests 1/12 at 10:47 a.m. Kayla Bowman, 22, of Sanford, was arrested on High Street by Officer Taylor Stroup on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 1/12 at 11 a.m. Christopher Whitten, 35, of Elliot, was arrested on High Street by Officer Richard Mearn on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 1/12 at 7:39 p.m. Stevens G. Lewis, […]
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Scarborough STEM students gear up to do good
SCARBOROUGH — Science teacher Gregory Bither hopes to get his Scarborough High School students to become active members in their community. So his Projects in STEM class spent the last few months fixing up abandoned bicycles collected and donated by the Police Department, and then sending them out to blind auction. On Tuesday, Bither said, five […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes: We need a new drug
Ranked-choice voting is the methamphetamine of politics. Once you start using it, you can’t stop, even though your teeth fall out, your internal organs fail, and you develop skin conditions so gross they’d cause Dr. Pimple Popper to run screaming from the room. But like meth addicts, fans of ranked-choice are resolute in their belief […]
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Here's Something: Anonymity is a social calamity
Last week, I performed the dreaded deed of registering my car at the town hall. Fun, fun. Because of work and a delay in the mail, it actually took me about a month to finally have the chance to physically get to the town hall to do what needed to be done to drive legally […]
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Thank heaven for little girls
I was listening to Gov. Janet Mills’ inauguration on my car radio when I was stunned by the voices of two little girls singing the Alicia Keys’ hit “Girl on Fire.” The power of their voices moved me to tears. When I got home, I went right to my computer where I found that others, […]
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Westbrook Notes
Bruce Robert Coffin Detective-author to speak Frank O. Smith will interview Bruce Robert Coffin, author of the Detective John Byron mystery series, from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in the Eleanor Conant Saunders Room at Walker Memorial Library, 810 Main St. Coffin is a retired detective sergeant with nearly three decades in law enforcement. He […]
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We Love to Eat
Community meal – Thursday, Jan. 24, noon Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Macaroni & cheese, $5. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Jan. 26, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donations $8, $4; $20, family. Bean supper – Saturday, Jan. 26, 5 p.m., First Congregational Church of Gray. Route 115, Gray. Beans, […]